German Football Club Declines Israeli Striker

German football club Fortuna Düsseldorf decided not to sign Israeli striker Shon Weissman following fan protests, including an online petition, over his social media activity for calling for the destruction of Gaza.

In October 2023, Weissman had shared and liked posts calling for Gaza to be “wiped off the map.

He also posted: “What’s the logical reason that 200-ton bombs haven’t been dropped on Gaza yet?” In a separate post, while reacting to a photo of two detained Palestinian men, he wrote: “Why the hell aren’t they being shot in the head?”

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